The Cost of Steam Generation from Boiler

It is important to understand true variable and fixed steam costs when determining the benefits of an energy-saving project Inaccurate steam costs could lead to wasted investment for energy projects and mislead energy operation improvements. 

Calculations of specific costs for boiler steam is straightforward and can be clearly defined as discussed below. Ambiguity arises when pricing medium-pressure (MP) and low-pressure (LP) steam, which will be discussed in the following sections. 

There are several cost components contributing to boiler steam generation  

the specific total cost Cst for boiler steam generation can be expressed as 

Example 17.1 Variable and Fixed Costs for Boiler Steam 

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